The Ministry is formed by the Cabinet offices collaborating directly with the Minister, the General Secretary Office, 14 General Directions (
Direzioni generali, DG) and various commissions and committees.
General Directions According to the decree 158/2013, • DG for the Struggle Against Counterfeiting -
Italian Patent and Trademark Office: it formulates provisions regarding anti-counterfeiting policies and studies the trend of the phenomena, coordinating operations along with other state bodies; it is competent also for the protection of national (and international) industrial properties and trademarks. • DG for Market, Competition, Consumers, Vigilance and Technical Regulation: it promotes competition and regulations regarding liberalizations, simplifications for enterprises and requirements for each economical activity; it also manages the relations between enterprises and the
Italian Competition Authority, gives support to the Prices Monitoring Authority and actuates national, European and international policies belonging to its competence. • DG for International Trade Policy: it deals with activities in favour of Italian exportations and manages the application of European directives and the agreements with international organizations (WTO, OECD, UNCTAD) and foreign countries • DG for Internationalization Policies and Promotion of Exchanges: it has more specific competences than the previous DG and elaborates strategical provisions for trade policies with foreign countries, managing negotiations and facilitating the international trade of Italian companies • DG for General and Environmental Security of Mining and Energy Activities - National Mining Office for Hydrocarbons and Georesources • DG for Supply Security and Energy Infrastructures • DG for Energy Market, Renewable Energies and Efficiency, Nuclear • DG for Planning and Management of Radioelectric Spectrum • DG for Electronic Communication, Radio broadcasting and Postal Services: it studies the evolution of services related to electronic communication, radio broadcasting and mail, predisposing regulations and actuating European laws. It gives licences to private operators providing such communication services according to laws in force. • Higher Institute of Communications and Information Technologies (''Istituto superiore delle comunicazioni e delle tecnologie dell'informazione'', ISCOM) • DG for Territorial Activities • DG for Benefits to Enterprises • DG for Supervision on Entities, the Cooperative System and Commissarial Managements • DG for Resources, Organization and Budget
Committees and other bodies MiSE oversees the following bodies: • Single Guarantee Committee: • Committee for the Application of the Autoregulation Code of Media and Underages: previously known as "Committee for the Application of the Autoregulation Code of TV and Underages", it was established in 2005 in order to ensure the application of the Autoregulation Code of Media and Underages by broadcasters. Its deliberations and denounces are received by the Italian Communication Authority. • Committee for the Security of Sea Operations (or Offshore Committee): established in 2015 as the application of the EU Directive 2013/30, it provides regulations, evaluations and reports regarding major risks and oversees operators in the field of its competence. The Committee cooperates with competent authorities belonging to the EU countries. • Independent Valuation Body (
Organismo indipendente di valutazione, OIV): established in 2009, it monitors the whole function of the evaluation system, the transparency and integrity of internal controls and it elaborates an annual report about the leading directors of the Ministry. OIV ensures the application of guidelines proved by the National Anti-corruption Authority and the Public Function Department. • Observatory for Local Public Services: established in 2013, it provides complete, clear and updated informations about the organization and management of economic local public services (urban waste management, water supply and public transport in particular). • Council for the Postage Stamp Issue and Philately: it participates to the elaboration of the program on the issue of postage stamps by competent institutional bodies and relative policies. • Study Commission of Postage Stamps: it analyses drafts of postal stamps created by the
Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato and expresses opinions on the graphic layout and the technical characteristics of new stamps. == See also ==